Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62402

Small Businesses: Finance

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regional investment groups introduced under the SME Finance Charter.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The SME Finance Charter was an awareness-raising initiative introduced in 2019 and updated in 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic.The British Business Bank's Nations and Regions Investment Funds provide debt and equity finance to businesses outside Londo...

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